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The nation's top chefs compete for the chance to cook at an incredible four-course banquet

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Great British Menu: Series 12: Episode 12: North West Fish

North West Fish

Episode 12

Episode 12: North West Fish

Series 12

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Ellis Barrie tries to create the flavour of a summer barbecue without actually using one.

Creative culinary competition. In the fish course, Ellis tries to create the flavour of a summer barbecue without using one and Tom and Paul both use luxury fish.

This year on Great British Menu, the ultimate professional cooking competition, 24 of Britain's top chefs are competing for the chance to cook at a prestigious Taste of Summer banquet celebrating 140 years of the iconic Wimbledon Championships. The chefs have been challenged to create outstanding dishes that capture a 'taste of summer'. Their menus must reflect the tastes, smells and colours of everybody's favourite time of year and pay tribute to the incredible history and prestige of the tournament. 
 
Today is the fish course and the atmosphere in the kitchen gets even more tense as the three newcomers begin to understand the perfection and skill veteran chef Daniel Clifford demands. Ellis Barrie, head chef at The Marram Grass in Anglesey, attempts to create the flavour of a summer barbecue without actually using one.

Tom Parker and Paul Askew are both using luxury fish to try and meet the exacting standards of Wimbledon. Tom serves oysters and langoustines with a risky champagne sauce that combines both traditional British and Asian flavours. Paul is cooking turbot and oysters. Will his traditional cooking be distinctive enough to get him to the highest score?

Great British Menu: Series 12

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The nation's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a banquet celebrating Wimbledon.

The nation's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a banquet celebrating the Wimbledon Championships.

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